66% Of Retail Traders are Net-Long

GBPUSD: Retail trader data shows 66.8% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 2.01 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-long since Sep 20 when GBPUSD traded near 1.30463; price has moved 0.8% lower since then. The number of traders net-long is 1.0% higher than yesterday and 1.0% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 2.6% higher than yesterday and 8.3% lower from last week.

GBPUSD Sentiment Prompts a Mixed Bias

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests GBPUSD prices may continue to fall. Positioning is less net-long than yesterday but more net-long from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed GBPUSD trading bias.